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Text 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan minute to MT (life sentences and violent crime) [MT endorses proposals for tough sentences] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 2867 to FCO (2210Z) (Arms control and disarmament) [reduction in nuclear stockpile] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 minute to MT (“Rising cost of defence equipment”) [value for money, new technology, Soviet spending] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Rees minute to MT (“Public Expenditure: 1983 survey”) [bilateral discussions with spending Ministers] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Meeting with the Chancellor”) [public expenditure; currency] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Publicity for Open Structure Appointments") [security considerations in relation to publication by 'The Times' of senior civil service appointments; Peter Hennessy thought to be behind it] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Howe PS letter to No.10 (Michio Watanabe visit to UK) [ex-Finance Minister & current member of Japanese Diet: request to pay courtesy call on MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: Yue-Kong Pao letter to MT (Worldwide Shipping Group: meeting with the Prime Minister on 4th October) [apologies] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [future handling of public expenditure bilaterals; Lawson minute on longer-term public expenditure; future of NEDO; phasing out of £1 note and 1/2p coin] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Tebbit letter to Parkinson ("Regional Policy") ["in advance of our discussion in E(A)... my initial reaction to the main proposals"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Civil service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Publicity for Open Structure Appointments") ['The Times' proposal to publish appointments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Heseltine) ["GLCM deployment timetable"; ground-launched cruise missiles: delay due to Bundestag debate] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to Howe ("The Second GLCM Base: RAF Molesworth") [ground-launched cruise missiles: case for delaying development of the base] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Prior minute to MT ("Kinsale Gas") [contract; Heads of Agreement announcement] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Robin Butler minute to Andrew Turnbull (follow-up to Seminar on Industry and Employment) [target dates for actions; date for meeting; Keith Joseph query about record of the Seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Heseltine letter to Parkinson (Britoil Contract at Scott Lithgow) [implications, for the Royal Navy's Seabed Operations Vessel, of early closure of shipyard, due to cancellation of Britoil contract] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and telecommunications: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("POEU Action") [update on BT threat to suspend workers & Mercury legal action] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Heseltine minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [case against Keith Joseph proposal for increase in the Science Vote to be funded by savings in Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 1118 to FCO (0645Z) ("Soviet Anti-War Demonstration") [report on march & publication of letters in Soviet press] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT ('History of the Special Operations Executive in the Far East' by Charles Cruickshank) [publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Director of Rowland, Debono Ltd letter to Nicholas Ridley (tax simplification) [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Taxation: No.10 letter to HMT ("Redistribution of Income") [seeking information relating to the 'fallacy of redistribution' for MT's Party Conference speech] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: David Hart letter to MT (advice for Conference Speech) ["Use the Conference Speech to open the offensive for freedom at home"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Sherbourne minute to MT (David Howell to call for increased public expenditure in Party Conference issue of "Crossbow") [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Extracts from MT interview with 'The Harrovian' [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Flesher minute to MT ("Royal Green Jackets") [Hyde Park and Regent's park bombings: arrangements for remembrance ceremony] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Maldives: MT message to President Gayoom of the Maldives (congratulations on re-election) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Honduras: MT letter to President Cordova of Honduras (situation in Central America) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Mexico: MT letter to President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico (Mexico Development Plan) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: MT letter to J.J. Louis, US Ambassador to London (thanks for taking part in MT's Washington visit) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) US & Canada: MT letter to Hugh Thomas (thanks for helping with speeches for MT's North America visit) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) US & Canada: MT letter to George Urban (thanks for helping with speeches for MT's North America visit) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mexico: MT letter to President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico (Sicartsa Steel Project) [concern that proper provision for its finance will be made in National Plan] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) European elections: Cropper minute (“European Elections Publications’ Committee” first meeting) [coordinating group chaired by Howe] [released 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: EXCO discussion”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Establishment of new Office For The Reunification of China”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: MacLehose letter to Luce (“Hong Kong: next round of talks in Peking”) [retraction of previous advice to MT on pushing for British administration] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong”) [EXCO not to be informed of Hong Kong dollar exchange rate proposals] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Oct 4 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Hong Kong”) [policy options on future of Hong Kong] [declassified 2013]
CD only 83 Oct 4 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Interview for The Harrovian
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